Astronomy:NGC 338
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Short description: Spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces
| NGC 338 | |
|---|---|
 SDSS image of NGC 338 | |
| Observation data (J2000 epoch) | |
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 01h 00m 36.4s[1] |
| Declination | +30° 40′ 08″[1] |
| Redshift | 0.015938[1] |
| Helio radial velocity | 4,778 km/s[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 13.67[1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Type | Sab[1] |
| Apparent size (V) | 1.9' × 0.6'[1] |
| Other designations | |
| UGC 00624, CGCG 501-061, MCG +05-03-034, 2MASX J01003640+3040081, IRAS 00578+3024, F00578+3024, PGC 3326.[1] | |
NGC 338 is a spiral galaxy in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered in 1877 by Wilhelm Tempel. It was described by Dreyer as "very faint, very small, irregular figure, brighter middle."[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "NASA/IPAC Extragalactic Database". Results for NGC 0338. http://ned.ipac.caltech.edu/cgi-bin/objsearch?objname=NGC+338&extend=no&hconst=73&omegam=0.27&omegav=0.73&corr_z=1&out_csys=Equatorial&out_equinox=J2000.0&obj_sort=RA+or+Longitude&of=pre_text&zv_breaker=30000.0&list_limit=5&img_stamp=YES.
- ↑ "New General Catalog Objects: NGC 300 - 349". Cseligman. http://cseligman.com/text/atlas/ngc3.htm#338.
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